Chapter 536: King of the Chao Phraya River
There is a small ferry port hidden in the reeds of the Chao Phraya River, which seems to be inconspicuous, but in fact has a great effect. It is even hundreds of years old and has not been on a scale before. Later, it was carried forward by Khun Sa and 13 ferries were built on the Chao Phraya River.
After Khun Sa's death, Lei Che took control of and built a large number of projects, monitoring almost the entire Chao Phraya River and controlling most of the waterway traffic.
The main function of these thirteen ferries is to monitor the waterways, to receive transport vessels, or to make some reserves and temporary provisions, to stay, like a small platform after a train.
The Chao Phraya River is one of the most important waterways in the Golden Triangle. Without Chao Phrayam, there would be no Golden Triangle. And whoever controls the Chao Phraya River controls the water traffic in the Golden Triangle, which is the main trafficking channel for illegal drugs.
Of course, RaichΓ© is strong, but he does not yet have the strength to control the entire Chao Phraya River, but the Chao Phraya River in Thailand is under his control.
However, due to the intense pressure from Kunka and the old Black Python Ministry, Reichet basically stopped trafficking in illegal drugs. Because, above the waterways, his goods are frequently robbed. If Kunka and the others are not completely destroyed, it is impossible to sell them again.
Therefore, basically the ferries mastered by Lei Xie are in a state of suspension. Due to the seclusion of the ferry, it was not discovered. They also have more important things to do in Kunka, and the ferry is not in a hurry to recover it.
I followed the advice of my advisors and quietly regained the crossing of the Chao Phraya River in Thailand during their war, and then took control of the Chao Phraya River waterway. At the time of their war, with the high profit of the ferry, they could compete for the world when they entered, and they could protect themselves when they retreated. Even, as a last resort, you can go down the river and return to China directly.
I'm not interested in competing for hegemony. But I naturally don't refuse to take control of the waterways for the time being, after all, only if you have enough strength can you have the capital to take revenge.
With the planning of the military advisor, plus the three generals Zhao Zichu, Han Yi and Sun Wei, I easily occupied all the ferries on the Chao Phraya River.
And, of course, the young man who was stunned by the butt of the military advisor's two guns helped, and if it weren't for his intelligence, we wouldn't have been able to control the Chao Phraya River so quickly.
Of course, it took Rao three months to completely control the waterway. In fact, the waterways are easy to control, and it is easy to capture strongholds, but the most complex and most important thing is to operate.
Although Lei Xie no longer transports drugs, nearly 100 forces in the Golden Triangle, large and small, still have to eat and make money. There are still a large number of ships transporting drugs at night, which is mighty and spectacular.
And as the controller of the Chao Phraya River, it is normal to collect a little tax. In fact, tax collection is only a small head, and when Lei Xie is in control, he still makes money by transporting drugs by himself.
I don't like to transport drugs, and I hate this kind of thing, so I can only collect taxes, and I still pay taxes and miscellaneous taxes, all kinds of things. According to the words of the military division, they are about to catch up with the new life movement during the Republic of China, and they have to pay taxes for and peeing.
At the beginning, there was naturally a lot of resistance, and there were even a few very dangerous ones, which almost caused large-scale bloodshed. However, fortunately, with Sun Wei's sniper team, the elusive bullets can always shock the ships of those large and small forces.
In fact, even if there are no tigers in the mountains, I am the monkey who is called the king. The small forces can't provoke me, and the big forces are all involved in the battle between Lei Xie and Kunka. And Li Zhengwu is indeed a genius from the sky, he has almost swept most of the big forces in the Golden Triangle into this storm with just a few words and the advantage of his tongue.
For three months, several night cruises. It not only strengthened my position, but also brought me a lot of cash income. Now the whole Chao Phraya River already knows that the new king is a young Chinese man who is not very big.
Moreover, a large number of weapons dealers have also approached me and wanted me to purchase their weapons. I don't have many forces and people now, but there is still a great demand for weapons, some of which are for my own use, and even more for sale.
However, I rejected all the weapons dealers and gave this big order, which was quite fat, to Mesle Town, which can be regarded as a little compensation for Duan Jing! Little did I know at the time that such a small act could take root for a weapon-making empire.
In the past three months, in addition to the initial turmoil, the Chao Phraya River has gradually subsided. I don't have much to do on a day-to-day basis, just to deal with some information about Rayche. The battle between the two sides was won or lost, and it is estimated that there will be some time before the final decisive battle.
I thought that I would wait quietly here for the decisive battle, and then use the amazing soldiers trained by the military advisor and Sun Wei, with the posture of a divine soldier descending from the sky, to overcome obstacles and thorns, like a peerless hero, to turn the entire tide of the battle, and become the last straw to defeat Lei Xie.
But it turns out that I think too much, not only can I not become a hero, but I almost didn't even keep my own territory, if it weren't for Sun Wei and others fighting for their lives, I would really hate the Mekong. I will never see the big white legs again, and I will never be able to take revenge again.
And it came to pass that that day that we went on our usual night patrol to collect taxes on the Chao Phraya River. On the river, there is an old transport ship sailing.
We drove the assault boats and surrounded the transports like wolves. The transport vessel was loaded with a large number of freshly caught red fish. Red fish is a specialty of the Chao Phraya River, the whole body is red, carp, and the yield is very large.
However, everyone understands what is inside the red fish. Although not every fish is used, the shipments of it are enough to buy a hundred such transport ships.
The captain of the ship, an old man in his fifties, greeted us with a smile on his face when he saw us board, still holding a thick wad of cash in his hand.
Transport ships like this are basically mechanized, and even if they do fish, they don't need a few people, let alone their occasional fishing, mainly to transport drugs.
In fact, there are many such small forces on the Chao Phraya River. There is no stronghold, just a ship, a few people and a few guns, and they make a fortune by transportation, and their income is extremely high.
Xiao Gao saw that it was only a few hundred thousand, or Thai baht, and it became popular at once. didn't give face, and slapped the boat boss down, shouting: "Fool Dad? β
Kodaka was the young man who threatened us that day, but we later recovered it. The brother he shot did not die, but exchanged posts with him, and the two often collected taxes together and watched the night together.
I sat on the assault boat, playing with Sun Wei and my newly acquired sniper rifles. I don't usually board the ship to collect taxes, not because of my status or anything, but I don't like to deal with drug trafficking, and I want to die when I see it.
Even now, the crosshair of my sniper rifle is still aimed at the ship boss, and from time to time I have the urge to correct this guy on the spot.
Xiao Gao knocked down the boat boss, stepped on his face, and said, "Who the are you fooling?" Such a large shipment, you give me a pile of waste paper? What about dollars? β
The captain of the boat wept bitterly and said how difficult it was for him. This is a boatload of red fish, which is really out of stock. Either you will be given US dollars.
Xiao Zhao, who was together, didn't speak, picked up a red fish in the cabin, threw it away with the dagger he carried with him, and the white powder fell to the ground with a bang.
Xiao Gao grabbed it in his hand, fell on the face of the boat boss, and said, "This is white noodles?" β
These people are not worthy of sympathy, driven by huge interests, don't say pretend to be pitiful, there is nothing that cannot be done.
"It's an old man! Forget it, don't bully people too much! A young hired man on the ship, who had pliers and other tools tied to his waist, seemed to be the ship's electrician.
Xiao Gao is extremely arrogant, although he is very timid in nature. Seeing that the young electrician persuaded him, he immediately blew up his hair and walked over. I slapped the boatman in the face a few times, and scolded while beating him, the scolding was very ugly, and I didn't understand some of the Thai language, anyway, it was dirty.
I looked at the boatman from the crosshairs, his eyes blood-red, and it was clear that he was about to explode. But Xiao Gao is not afraid at all, a small force of this level is indeed much worse than us, so there is no need to be too merciful.
The boatman glared at Xiao Gao angrily, Xiao Gao snorted coldly, and slapped the boatman's face with little effort, full of humiliation, and said, "What? Want to hit me? β
The boatman couldn't bear it anymore, pulled out the taper from his waist and stabbed Xiao Gao. Now I don't think about it, if it weren't for Xiao Gao's arrogance that angered the boatmen and triggered a series of consequences, we would really be buried in the Chao Phraya River.
Although the cone is not a dagger, it is over to stab the heart. Kodaka is our hero, and he made great contributions in the early days of recovering the stronghold.
His life was threatened, and I naturally did not hesitate, and as soon as I moved my fingers, the bullet was fired. The tremendous force of the collision instantly turned the boatman into a corpse.
I thought it would be over after one shot. After all, they don't dare to do anything about the power of deterrence, everyone is making money! Besides, my taxes are not as high as they were at the beginning, and he will only pay tens of thousands of dollars for this shipment.
Tens of thousands of dollars sounds like a lot, but for the profit of this ship, it is really a drop in the bucket, not even one percent.
But the boss of the ship was not ready to give it, and when my guns rang out, instead of a shock, it turned into a signal, and a group of heavily armed people suddenly rushed out of the cabin.
After they rushed out, without saying a word, they raised their guns and prepared to fight. We, the snipers on assault boats, weren't there to watch. I started pulling the trigger as soon as I could, and although I didn't bring many people, this almost murderous shooting left them with a large number of corpses in just a few moments.
The heavily armed men had apparently been in ambush for a long time, and had fired their guns as a signal, but what they didn't expect was that I had fired the shots, and that what was waiting for them was not lambs to the slaughter, but wolves armed to the teeth.
After the heavily armed squad was completely annihilated, I saw the captain of the ship and others with a bewildered face. And the water babies on the transport boat assault boat who are ready to dive and make bombs to sink our assault boat are even more confused, as if to say, shouldn't we blow up the shipwreck first, get rid of the snipers, and then end up with your armed men?
I didn't let go of the bombermen who hid on the assault boats. With a wave of his hand, he saw them off with sniper rifle bullets as high as a dollar.
The Golden Triangle is a simple place where you can gain a foothold as long as you have enough force. The Golden Triangle is a complicated place, and only those who know how to use force at the right time can become kings.
I may not be a master of the middle, and I am much worse than Li Zhengwu, but I also know what means to suppress their rebellion.
If these men are still unharmed, then the majesty of the King of the Chao Phraya River will be gone, and within three days my brothers and I will be killed and hung by the river.
I jumped on the boat and waved at Xiao Zhao again. Xiao Zhao has been with me for a long time, of course he understands, he pulled out his pistol and killed all the hired workers on the ship, leaving only the boss of the ship.
I crouched down and said to the old boat who was lying on the ground: "Say it! Whose idea was it? β
"It's Dulong! It has nothing to do with me, it was Dulong who forced me, and these people are all Dulong's people. The captain of the boat was frightened and said, "If I don't do it, he will kill my whole family." β
"You're stupid enough, come out and do it, and you're dragging your family!" Xiao Gao scolded.
I reassured the boat boss and said, "What good did he give you?" β
The captain of the ship hesitated a little, but finally said it. He said that Dulong was ready to use such an action to get rid of me and become the king of the Chao Phraya River. Of course, one action is not enough, it takes many actions to eat away at me.
Unexpectedly, he was defeated in the first operation, and Dulong also told the boat boss that as long as he succeeded, he would drive the boat to the designated place to receive the reward, and the reward would be rich. When he becomes the king of the Chao Phraya River, he will also give tax exemption to the boat boss.
I know that this Dulong had a confrontation with us at the beginning, but later he was beaten to the pre-liberation period by a slight plan by the military advisor, and fled to the lower reaches of the Chao Phraya River as the head of a small force.
I really didn't expect this kind of guy to dare to do such a big thing, although I heard that he seems to have some relationship with the marine police. But the marine police are almost the same as the police, they are rotten to the root in the Golden Triangle, and they are simply decorations, otherwise it would not be my turn to collect taxes.
"Xiao Gao, inform the military advisors, let's go downstream to hunt dragons tonight!"
"Okay!" Xiao Gao immediately notified the military division and sent most of the troops. This guy is the best, this kind of open knife and gun is much more interesting than collecting taxes.
As the armed commander-in-chief of the entire Chao Phraya River forces, Sun Wei carried out strict militarized management of a group of newly recruited recruits, and although he had only been trained for two or three months, he had already begun to have combat effectiveness.
We were heavily armed, not only with sniper rifles, but also with a large number of heavy weapons. Release all the red fish of the boat boss and free them up for weapons. To be honest, it smells like a cannon hitting mosquitoes.
However, I also want to take the opportunity to train my troops, after all, there is still a tough battle to be fought by Lei Xie. Of course, it is precisely because of this mentality that we have saved our lives and finally made me the true king of the Chao Phraya River!